Things to do 

• Review the Living Guide. 
• Save the Maintenance Request link. 
• Add your emergency contact information in CougarNet.  
• Review documents in Roompact 24 hours after you have checked in to complete the Room Condition Report. 

Roommate Relationships

Good roommate relationships start with respect, communication, and responsibility. Students are expected to: 

• Respect privacy, property, and differences 
• Keep spaces clean and safe 
• Communicate openly and compromise 
• Ask before borrowing and check in about guests 
• Follow Housing policies and seek staff help if needed 

Conflict can be challenging, but it also builds valuable life skills like communication and negotiation. Space changes are a last resort and considered only after the third week of the semester. Contact your RA for details. 

Noise

University Housing is both a home and a place to study, so maintaining a respectful noise level is essential. The right to study and sleep outweighs the right to make noise. 

• Keep music, TVs, and conversations low enough not to be heard outside your room. 
• Be quiet in hallways, lounges, and stairwells. 
• Courtesy Hours are 24/7: if someone asks you to quiet down, do so. 
• Quiet Hours are 10 p.m.–9 a.m. Sunday–Thursday, and midnight–noon on weekends. 

If noise is an issue, first talk to your neighbor respectfully. If needed, Housing staff can step in to help mediate. Remember: balance is key. Respect both the need to study and the need to live comfortably.  

Guest and Visitation Policies 

Residents are responsible for the actions of their guests (including financial responsibility for damages) at all times. A guest is defined as anyone (friend or family member), SIUE student or not, who is not an assigned resident of the living unit they are visiting and is voluntarily allowed admittance by a contracted resident of that living unit. In Bluff, Prairie, Woodland and Evergreen Halls, guests must be signed in at the front desk and must be escorted by their host at all times while in the living areas of University Housing. In Cougar Village, guests must be with their host while in the resident's living unit.

Unauthorized Guests 

All residents of a living unit are subject to discipline if unauthorized guests are discovered by University Housing staff. All overnight guests are considered unauthorized unless the resident makes a written request that is signed by his/her roommate for approval to the Community Director. 

Desk Policies  

The Front Desk in your residence hall is a great resource. Desk Managers (DMs) are student leaders hired to staff the Front Desks in each housing community. These students go through extensive training to best serve the residents in their area. Desk Managers are responsible for the safety and security of their area by enforcing housing policy, checking in and out guests, providing lock-out keys, and parking permits, and distributing packages, among other important tasks. DMs are also familiar with Housing policy, University and Housing programs, tutoring resources, and much more. 

Before entering the residential area, all residents must swipe their Cougar Card in the electronic card reader at the front desk. Front Desk Managers/Housing staff reserve the right to inspect a Cougar Card when swiped at the front desk. This is to confirm that the bearer of the card is the rightful possessor of the I.D. card.